The spokesperson for the Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) Parliamentary Group highlights the “strength of the sector and the work carried out to guarantee the “security of the destination”
Curbelo insists on studying the possibility of modifying protocols to carry out Covid-19 tests at origin on visitors
The spokesperson for the Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) Parliamentary Group, Casimiro Curbelo, highlighted this Tuesday, the 7th, that the first validation flight of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) that arrives tomorrow in the Islands “will serve as an incentive and stimulus for the tourism sector of our Archipelago.” Likewise, he insisted that "the Canary Islands has been working from the first moment to consolidate itself as a safe destination, so the arrival of this delegation will allow us to take a step forward in the objective set in this regard."
“The tourism sector of our Archipelago has not only demonstrated its responsibility, but also its enormous strength to face the current scenario marked by the health pandemic and the consequent economic and social crisis derived from it,” stated the Gomero deputy. “We have to work hand in hand with the sector, supporting them, so that, together, we can get out of this situation as soon as possible and with the best guarantees,” he stated.
In Curbelo's opinion, this UNWTO flight, which will bring a large representation of the sector made up of technicians from the organization, travel agents and journalists, will allow the work that has been carried out during this time to be validated. “I am convinced that the results will be optimal, which will allow us to gradually recover our visitor numbers without neglecting the necessary measures to guarantee the health safety of tourists and residents,” he said.
"However, for the Autonomous Community this economic area represents an enormous weight, so it is necessary not only to continue advancing on the lines already set by the Regional Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, but new support actions by the State Government and the European Union are also essential," said the spokesperson for the Gomera Socialist Group in the Regional Chamber. “We need to continue working on a specific tourism reactivation plan for the Canary Islands, with financing from the State,” he stressed.
Likewise, Curbelo insisted that one of the aspects that must be reassessed is the possibility of reviewing the protocols to include testing tourists at origin, “a fundamental aspect if we want to address this health problem.” In addition, he emphasized that “we must be demanding with sanitary and control measures between islands.”
